Jewish leaders raised alarms Monday about antisemitism, which they say is increasingly normalized in American politics after a series of bigoted comments from associates or supporters of GOP candidates.
Joseph I. Lieberman , the former U.S. senator and first Jewish candidate on a national ticket, said he is confident most Americans reject antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. “But if the leaders are not explicit and right out front against it, it can grow.” He said Walker should reject Ye’s support given his “explicit and vile antisemitism.”
Jack Rosen, president of the advocacy group American Jewish Congress, said a seeming rise in antisemitic rhetoric in politics is “disturbing to all of us” and argued that “on the right … we don’t see the kind of leadership it’s going to take to stop the growth of this kind of antisemitic hatred.”His nonpartisan group recently criticized former president Donald Trump for saying American Jews have to “get their act together” and be more appreciative of Trump’s work for Israel.
As for Trump’s tirade against Jews in the United States, Brooks called it a “Rorschach test” that offended critics but for Trump supporters expressed something “absolutely accurate” — that the Jewish community should take a stronger stance on issues such as Israel’s security.for paying $5,000 for campaign consulting to the far-right site Gab — where a gunman posted antisemitic screeds before murdering 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue four years ago.
Democratic candidates have drawn attention to GOP candidates’ responses to antisemitic remarks. The campaign of Sen. Raphael G. Warnock on Monday took aim at Walker’s silence on Ye’s social media post praising Walker as “PRO LIFE,” saying in a news release that Walker “should tell Georgians: does he accept Kanye West’s endorsement despite his divisive, racist and antisemitic comments?”after Adidas and other companies cut ties due to his repeated antisemitic comments.In Nevada, Sens.
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